If you file in the wrong court, your case could be dismissed. How much will the filing fee be to file my complaint? When you file your complaint, the court clerk will charge you a filing fee.
Filing fees can vary depending on the type of case you are filing and the amount of money you are suing for. To learn more, click to visit Filing Fees and Waivers. Is there a chance that filing a complaint could get me in trouble? When you sign a complaint or any other court document , you are certifying to the court that you have conducted an inquiry into the facts and the law and that:. That means the court could require you to pay money to the other side or to the court. It could also dismiss your case or fashion some other sanction sufficient to deter you from repeating your conduct.
In some situations, the defendant you name in your complaint could actually sue you for abusing the legal process and harming them. Will I need a summons form to submit with my complaint?
Complete the summons form for the court in which you are filing your case district court or justice court. Submit it to the court clerk at the same time you submit your complaint.
For additional tips and instructions, click to visit Basics of Court Forms and Filing. Do I need to file a Civil Cover Sheet with my complaint? A Civil Cover Sheet is a simple form the plaintiff must submit at the start of a court case. The form identifies the type of case and the parties. After I file my summons and complaint, what must I do? There are very specific requirements for service. To learn more, click to visit Serving Your Complaint. What if I need to change my complaint after I file it?
How you go about amending your complaint depends on whether the defendant has filed anything with the court. Use the complaint you already prepared as a starting point.
Change whatever you want to change. File your new amended complaint with the court clerk. There will not be an additional filing fee. Click to visit Serving Your Complaint. Attach a copy of your proposed amended complaint to your motion to amend. EDCR 2. The proposed amended complaint that you attach must be complete, include any exhibits, and be ready to file.
File your motion and attached amended complaint with the court clerk. The clerk will set the case for a hearing date. Mail a copy of your motion to all defendants who have filed in the case. Attend your hearing. If the judge grants your motion, the judge might order the clerk to remove and file the proposed amended complaint you already submitted.
If not, you will need to file your amended complaint with the court. Use the generic order form below. Prepare it and submit it to the judge for signature. Once the judge signs your order, file it with the court clerk if not filed already. Prepare the Notice of Entry of Order below. Attach the signed Order you received from the judge to the Notice of Entry of Order you prepared. File the Notice of Entry of Order including the attached Order with the court clerk.
Mail a copy of the Notice of Entry of Order including the attached Order to all other parties in the case. This website is intended to provide general information, forms, and resources for people who are representing themselves in a Clark County court without a lawyer.
The information on this website is NOT a substitute for legal advice. Talk with a lawyer licensed in Nevada to get legal advice on your situation. Filing A Complaint To Start Your Case Learn about the requirements for preparing and filing a civil complaint, including how to prepare a summons, along with some cautions about when filing a complaint could get you into trouble.
To do this, include at least two things in the body of your complaint: 1. This means that your complaint must set forth sufficient facts to establish all of the necessary elements of the claim for relief you are asserting. Hay v. Hay , Nev. For more information about claims for relief, click to visit Evaluating and Researching Your Case. Your statement of claim should be broken into numbered paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. Each of the numbered paragraphs should contain a single thought or set of circumstances.
Make each paragraph a statement that is simple, concise, and direct. A demand for judgment that states the relief you are asking for. As a general rule, if you do not ask for it, you are not going to get it. So demand all the types of relief you are seeking.
When you sign a complaint or any other court document , you are certifying to the court that you have conducted an inquiry into the facts and the law and that: You are not filing the complaint for any improper purposes, such as to harass the other side, cause unnecessary delay, or needlessly increase the cost of litigation. Your claims and legal contentions in the complaint have a basis in existing law or you have a good faith argument that existing law should be extended or changed.
The pleading that starts a case. Essentially, a document that sets forth a jurisdictional basis for the court's power, the plaintiff's cause of action , and a demand for judicial relief. A plaintiff starts a civil action by filing a pleading called a complaint. A complaint must state all of the plaintiff's claims against the defendant , and must also specify what remedy the plaintiff wants.
After receiving the complaint, the defendant must respond with an answer. Traditionally, in accord with federal courts' system of notice pleading , complaints like other pleadings did not need to be very specific, and did not need to specify the facts the plaintiff intends to prove.
The Supreme Court introduced a heightened standard for complaints in with the case Bell Atlantic v. This case requires that a complaint must allege "enough facts to state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face.
Complaints must be served on defendants. This lets defendants know that they are being sued and why.
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